American Teen: Transitioning into College Life

American Teenm Colin Clemins, gives you

Jul 9, 2008

It seems as though when I was in high school, all I could think about was getting out of high school and going to college. Honestly, I was wrong. Now don't get me wrong, college is really fun, however, high school is something that shouldn't be rushed through!

College life requires much more dedication and responsibility than high school. In my case, I waltzed through high school like it was no big deal. The academics weren't super easy, but they weren't super hard. Also, being an athlete at Warsaw (where we were filmed our senior year for the film American Teen) helps out in terms of getting involved in the community and meeting several of my peers. College academics are much more demanding — the material is harder, you actually have to read, and studying for many hours a week is almost required. I never found myself studying in high school and my grades managed just fine.

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Also, for athletes out there, the transition from high school sports to college sports is a huge difference. Everyone there was the best player at their high school and you have to compete to be the best again. It also becomes difficult to juggle both school work and basketball. That was a tough transition for me. No one is there to punish you for not going to class or not doing homework. You are just expected to do those things and do well while doing it.